The Grafton Ballroom was an entertainment centre in Liverpool, England that on opened on February 2, 1924. it was a purpose-built dance hall able to accommodate 1200 dancers. It was built next to the Locarno Ballroom which is now known as the Liverpool Olympia. It has for several years been under the same ownership as the Olympia.
Joe Loss, Victor Silvester, Henry Hall, Duke Ellington and The Beatles[1] have all played The Grafton.
In late September 2008 the Grafton closed as a dance venue, it is to be refurbished and reopened as a Comedy Club.
X Factor judge, Gary Barlow, mentioned to U.S. singer, Katy Perry, when she is in Liverpool, she should visit the Grafton.